What we’re doing; what we’ve done

In an open letter to the leaders from the Group of 7 (G7), NTD partners call for a scale-up of investment in order to close the $220 million global annual funding gap for NTD treatment. Read the letter here.

Children Without Worms (CWW) is pleased to announce that since the STH Coalition’s September 26th meeting in Paris six more organizations have joined in its efforts to control soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH). These organizations, in addition to two partners announced in Paris – the Partnership for Child Development and CARE— bring the number of Coalition partners to twenty-nine, a significant increase since nine partners launched the Coal

Last week, NGO partners and members of the STH Coalition convened in Paris to discuss the STH Coalition’s Framework for Action and the critical role that all partners – in particular NGOs – play in accelerating progress.

After a busy week at the NTD NGO Network (NNN) annual meeting in Paris, NGO partners will meet tomorrow with the STH Coalition, a diverse group of partners committed to collaborative, cross-sectoral strategies for controlling soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH). CWW is working with the STH Coalition and other partners to forge a united vision for STH control and to encourage new partners – especially NGOs – to join the Coalition’s effort.

Today in Paris, CWW colleagues Eric Strunz and David Addiss spoke at a meeting on soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis. The meeting was part of the NTD NGO Network (NNN) annual meeting, which brings together over seventy NGOs, donors and governmental agencies to advance the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

CWW staff are heading to Paris for a meeting on September 26th that will bring together non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with members of the STH Coalition – a diverse group of partners committed to collaborative, cross-sectoral strategies for controlling soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH). STH affects the health and development of over 1 billion people worldwide.

Last week marked the celebration of International Youth Day, an opportunity to raise awareness about youth issues worldwide. Ensuring that young people are healthy and developing their full potential represents the heart of CWW’s mission. Our efforts to control and prevent soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections help to bolster the wellbeing of millions of children around the globe. Over 870 million children live in areas where STH are easily transmitted, putting them at risk of stunting, anemia, and other harmful symptoms.

94% of 535 surveyed districts in Ethiopia are endemic for either schistosomiasis and/or soil-transmitted helminths (STH) – Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) which are commonly found in schoolchildren.